Official Launch of The Logistics Institute – Asia Pacific by BG (NS) George Yeo, Minister for Trade and Industry on Tuesday, 24 July 2001 at 3pm, MD11 Auditorium, NUS

   

  
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Unveiling the plaque: (from left) Prof Jean-Lou Chameau, Mr Peter Ho, BG George Yeo, Prof Shih Choon Fong

    

     


Signing of an MOU by Prof Chow Shui-Nee and Mr Chan Yat. They were witnessed by: ( from left ) Prof Jean-Lou Chameau, BG George Yeo, Mr Peter Ho, Prof Shih Choon Fong
  
  

The Logistics Institute – Asia-Pacific ( TLI-AP ), a partnership between the National University of Singapore ( NUS ) and Georgia Institute of Technology ( Georgia Tech ) focusing on research and education in Logistics was officially launched on 24 July 2001.

  

Speaking at the official opening ceremony, Brigadier-General  ( NS ) George Yeo, Minister for Trade and Industry said, “It is the logistics revolution which has made possible the globalization that we see today. For Singapore to continue playing the role of a global hub in Asia, we must keep upgrading our logistics infrastructure, both the hardware and software. We need knowledge, we need to understand new trends and we need to train the human resources.”

   

He further explained that Singapore could only reach international standards by working in partnership with global centers of excellence, such as Georgia Institute of Technology.
  

Professor Jean-Lou Chameau, Georgia Tech’s Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs, expressed his excitement on its collaboration with NUS. He added “These cooperative efforts will further strengthen Singapore’s outstanding logistics infrastructure, firmly securing the city’s position as the gateway to Southeast Asia.”
  

Professor Shih Choon Fong, Vice-Chancellor of NUS also shared his excitement on this partnership. He remarked that TLI-AP would provide a natural platform for NUS faculty and students from different disciplines to address common research issues. Through a multi-disciplinary approach, TLI-AP reinforces NUS’ plan in becoming a global knowledge enterprise.
  

The ceremony also witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU ) between the Institute and Singapore Aviation Academy ( SAA ), the training arm of CAAS to facilitate collaboration in air logistics related research, education and training.
  

Hosted by Mr Peter Ho, Permanent Secretary for Defence and Chairman of TLI-AP, the ceremony was attended by invited guests from NUS, Georgia Tech, MINDEF, leading government agencies and local industries.